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  Since 
  they 
  are 
  seedlings 
  we 
  naturally 
  find 
  all 
  types 
  and 
  variations 
  

   among 
  the 
  trees. 
  We 
  see 
  a 
  difference 
  in 
  their 
  foliage, 
  habit 
  of 
  

   growth, 
  shape 
  and 
  size 
  of 
  nuts. 
  The 
  trees 
  show 
  no 
  effects 
  of 
  

   ever 
  having 
  been 
  winter-killed. 
  The 
  trees 
  have 
  always 
  been 
  farmed 
  

   so 
  the 
  owner, 
  Mr. 
  E. 
  A. 
  Silkirk 
  of 
  North 
  East, 
  Pa., 
  has 
  been 
  able 
  to 
  

   receive 
  returns 
  from 
  his 
  land. 
  Grapes 
  and 
  berries 
  have 
  been 
  

   grown 
  between 
  the 
  trees 
  as 
  intercrops. 
  The 
  trees 
  are 
  planted 
  on 
  

   the 
  corners 
  of 
  a 
  50-foot 
  square 
  and 
  covfer 
  about 
  fourteen 
  acres. 
  

  

  In 
  four 
  different 
  counties 
  of 
  the 
  mountain 
  section 
  of 
  the 
  state, 
  

   bearing 
  trees 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  found. 
  From 
  these 
  trees 
  we 
  hope 
  to 
  find 
  

   something 
  at 
  least 
  fairly 
  good 
  but 
  above 
  that 
  something 
  hardy. 
  

   Some 
  of 
  these 
  trees 
  have 
  been 
  winter-killed 
  to 
  a 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  degree, 
  

   but 
  so 
  have 
  the 
  common 
  peach 
  trees 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  sections. 
  

  

  The 
  southeastern 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  state 
  reports 
  the 
  largest 
  number 
  

   of 
  trees. 
  From 
  Harrisburg 
  east 
  and 
  south 
  the 
  trees 
  become 
  more 
  

   common. 
  In 
  this 
  section 
  we 
  find 
  Dauphin, 
  Adams, 
  York, 
  Lancas- 
  

   ter, 
  Chester, 
  Philadelphia, 
  Bucks, 
  Lebanon, 
  Lehigh 
  and 
  Berks 
  

   counties. 
  In 
  these 
  counties 
  the 
  Persian 
  walnut 
  is 
  not 
  at 
  all 
  un- 
  

   common. 
  They 
  are 
  often 
  called 
  Dutch 
  nuts 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  English 
  

   walnuts. 
  

  

  Just 
  north 
  of 
  the 
  above 
  section 
  we 
  find 
  Northampton 
  County 
  

   reporting 
  a 
  large 
  number 
  of 
  trees, 
  and 
  even 
  in 
  the 
  Wilkes-Barre 
  

   and 
  Scranton 
  section 
  with 
  a 
  higher 
  elevation 
  the 
  nut 
  is 
  growing 
  

   and 
  yielding 
  good 
  crops. 
  

  

  I 
  asked 
  nearly 
  all 
  walnut 
  tree 
  owners 
  whether 
  or 
  not 
  they 
  thought 
  

   the 
  business 
  could 
  be 
  developed, 
  and 
  in 
  most 
  cases 
  they 
  believed 
  it 
  

   possible. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  come 
  to 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  of 
  the 
  conclusion 
  from 
  what 
  I 
  have 
  

   been 
  able 
  to 
  see, 
  that 
  the 
  business 
  will 
  not 
  be 
  developed 
  in 
  our 
  

   so-called 
  mountain 
  land 
  or 
  upon 
  the 
  waste 
  lands. 
  The 
  better 
  soil 
  

   should 
  be 
  used 
  for 
  the 
  walnut 
  groves. 
  

  

  As 
  time 
  goes 
  on 
  we 
  are 
  going 
  to 
  find 
  more 
  and 
  more 
  groves 
  of 
  

   the 
  nuts 
  being 
  planted 
  in 
  our 
  state. 
  

  

  I 
  came 
  here 
  to 
  learn 
  rather 
  than 
  to 
  lecture. 
  If 
  I 
  can 
  answer 
  any 
  

   question 
  I 
  will 
  be 
  glad 
  to 
  do 
  so. 
  Tonight 
  I 
  will 
  gladly 
  show 
  you 
  

   a 
  few 
  pictures 
  with 
  the 
  lantern. 
  

  

  I 
  might 
  say 
  that 
  the 
  Experiment 
  Station 
  plans 
  to 
  have 
  a 
  small 
  

   grove 
  in 
  a 
  few 
  years; 
  with 
  this 
  and 
  co-operative 
  work 
  we 
  hope 
  to 
  

   be 
  able 
  to 
  give 
  to 
  our 
  growers 
  and 
  interested 
  people 
  some 
  idea 
  of 
  

   the 
  culture 
  and 
  care 
  of 
  the 
  Persian 
  walnut 
  in 
  Pennsylvania. 
  

  

  